Bay Area Children’s Theatre Presents Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type
Dancing cows, a wily duck, and a chatty hen will amuse preschoolers and their families alike at CLICK CLACK MOO: COWS THAT TYPE, opening Saturday, July 7, for a 5-weekend run at Aesop’s Playhouse in Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland.
Presented by the Bay Area Children’s Theatre (BACT) to introduce pre-kindergartners to live theatre with productions specially designed for them, this musical adaptation of the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin tells what happens when Farmer Brown’s animals decide to rebel.
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The barn is cold, you see, and the cows would like cozy electric blankets. But the farmer doesn’t speak their language—how to tell him? Eureka! They discover an old typewriter, and start sending him notes. Farmer Brown finds the click clack of the typewriter annoying, but he doesn’t take it seriously…until the cows post a defiant notice on the barn door: "Sorry. We're closed. No milk today." Uh, oh, how will barnyard peace be restored?
Adapted for the stage by James Grote, with music by George Howe and lyrics by George Howe and James Grote, CLICK CLACK MOO: COWS THAT TYPE is directed by Erin Merritt, award-winning director, dramaturge, actor, and arts educator who is best known to Bay Area audiences as the founder of the all-female Shakespeare company Woman’s Will. Merritt is assisted by set designer Peter Parish, choreographer Nicole Helfer, who last worked with BACT on Pinkalicious, the Musical, and costume designer Tammy Berlin.
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CLICK CLACK MOO: COWS THAT TYPE plays Saturdays and Sundays, July 7 – August 5, at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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About Bay Area Children’s Theatre
Our Mission: To inspire young audiences with imaginative productions, introduce children of all backgrounds to the excitement of live theatre, and create an engaging, entertaining, and educational environment in which children and their families can explore and enjoy the arts.
How We Carry Out Our Mission
- Bring high quality, professional theatre to children and their families, with artists who create vibrant worlds that are intriguing to young audiences
- Encourage young people to explore literature, language, and the arts by producing stage adaptations of great children’s books
- Engage pre-kindergartners in the world of theatre with productions specially designed for them
- Develop and perform exciting new work for the stage
- Reach out to children who might not otherwise experience live theatre with free tickets and touring productions at local schools, libraries and community centers
- Create touring productions for young audiences nationwide
- Introduce children to the joy of performance with classes, workshops, and summer camp theatre programs
Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.